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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
The Champion Girl.

$50 this is your birthday, is it,
daughterP" asked old Judge Ictus, for
it was he. ut is, papa" replied his
daughter, for it was indeed no other
..And how old are you. my childP"
asked Judge Ictus. for that was his
name. II am getting to be an old
woman, papa" said the girl shyiy,
..though 1 will always be your little
girl. / am o." Her father, for we
can no longer conceal his identify from
the reader, turned to the old family
bible and looked up with a proud smile.
..Bless you, my daughter" he said,
recognizing his c..ild for the first time;
s.bless you, my daughter, you are the
boss girl; this is the fourth time you
have broken tie record in three years."
-Brooktyn Eagle.
Husband Cat the breakfast-tablej-
..Why, aren't we to have those fish ]
caught yesterday for breakfast, my
dearp" Wife-''No, John. When I
came to look them owe | found they
were all stale" Husband quitting on
n bold front)--.Stale! That's funnyi"
Wife-"Yes, very funny.'-New York
Sun.
The fact that her majesty presented
ali the crowned heads of Europe
present at the jubilee with a copy Of
s.Leayes from the Highlands" has made
a new edition necessary. The sale Of
the book has not been extraordinary.
but the number of copies she has been
Able to give away has afforded her
Majesty great satisfacticn.-LJe.
..Does your watch keep good. time.
Mr.. Gonever." she asked OF her caller
about IL o'clock that night as he con-
shifted his thermometer. 20, dear
yes. very good time. Miss Weary; very
indeed; why did you askp" ~ inn
aeined It might be an hour or two slow,
YOU know" she answered. and yawned
behind her fan. 1t was a quarter to
u before young Gonever apprehsnded
her meaning and acted on k-Bs9ae
QRNfflE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
Business Women.

!. Women who can make money SAM
always keep it. Harriet Hosmer
shiseled herself into fame and fortune.
invested a large part of her earnings
In Keely motor stock, and lost it re-
Gently. Anna Dickinson made = large
sum as a lecturer and lost 1t as a stage
manager. Mrs. Bryan, of Georgia, has
charge Of certain cheap publications in
New York at q salary of $1,000. Mrs.
Anna S. Stevens, at her death a few
months ago, left a handsome fortune Of
$500. 600 the result of her literary work
and profitable investments.
Not long ago the Secretary OF the
Treasurer of one ofthe largest street.
sar lines in Pittsburg was taken i'll, and
his daughter, who had never had any
practical training for the work, under
took to manage his business. She ker
the books in good shape, attended to
the collection of money, paid the en-
ployes. and bought feed and stock for
the company. Her father died, and
she had done so well in her official
capacity that the company thought the
best thing to be done was to elect the
CIR! to fill the position permanently.
There are women of such great BUSH
ness ability that they have proved
themselves a match for the very best
6nanciers. From Chill comes the re-
port of one Dona Cousino who rivals
the financiers of all times. She is al
most as famous for her charities as for
her business ability. She is n of the
richest women in the world. At her
husbands death he gave her absolute
control of his immense wealth, and she
has proved herself a veritable queen Of
finance. She manages her business,
exhibiting great foresight. breadth
of purpose, and great ability
as q manager of affairs. She
has a power of control that can
direct and harmonic the different
branches of trade and business in which
she is engaged. She has a trained
superintendent for each separate de-
partment. These she has the tact to
pay well, thus binding them to her in
terests. On one farm of vast extent
she has 400 men. Every house in a
village of 5000 or 1000 is hers, and
20 the people of this village and one
adjoining she pays out monthly from
$10O.O 0 to 100000. She owns the
only large coal mines in South America.
From them she receives $780, 900 each
month. She has copper and silver
smelling works of great value and q
fleet of eight iron steamships. AL
this vast enterprise she controls and
directs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
Resolutions.


The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the members
of the Promenade street Baptist
Church last night:
To the members Of the First Baptist Church
Your committee appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the feelings
Of the body towards our sister and
organist, Mrs, Hands, beg leave to
report the following: That Sister
Hands having rendered her resigna-
ton as organist OF the church, and
stated her intention of removing to
another State to reside permanently,
therefore, be it,
RESOLVED by the First Baptist
church of Mexico, Mo-, that in
the removal of Sister Hands, the
church has lost an energetic tireless
worker, a prompt, faithful and
efficient organist, and that we prayer
fully commend her as such to those
with whom she may cast be lot.
A. NJ. VARDEMAN,
E. S. FROST,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
Amateur Rotanfsts.

The proper direction and utilization
OF the work of amateurs is of especial
Importance in this country. The
amateur abounds more with us than in
any other country with the exception
variety from the gay and gallant young
man who is going to do something
for science, but who now a barely
pay his club expenses in winter and
u s~team-yacht in summer, down &c, the
impecunious ignoramus who informs
you that he going to write a book. to
include all the fungi of this continent,
and coolly asks you to give or lend
him all your books and specimens, and
tell him how to begin. We have the
male bore, who kills our time by fore
ing US to help him kill his; ard q
copious supply of mild-eyed. sweet
tongued women, whom we can not
scold, because they are conscientious.
and whom we can not get rid of, be-
cause they really have nc other anluse-
ment. But the botanist has a slight
twinge of conscience when he thinks
shat the kinds of amateurs of which l
have spoken are tolerated mainly in
tiIG uopc, G"C but plolOlSCtt Iilul
they may contribute funds to tome
botanical endowment. But, alas the
Gold-mills of the amateurs grind slow
ly, and they grind exceedingly small.
The large sums seldom come from
amateurs. but generally from hard
headed business men who do not pre-
lend to be botanists. but, who, with a
sberality which does infinite credit to
TO us as a nation, give their money for
the pablo good. 1t is superauous for
botanists to express their admiration
of this class of liberal men. We more
than admire them-we live on them!
But fortunately for botany in this
country. we have many amateurs Of
another class. We have many mer
and women, rich in money. They are
scattered all over the country. They
are found on the coast of New Eng
land, in the smaller towns of the West
and South, and in the still more recent,
ly settled coast of the Pacific. The
lime which they can spare from their
necessary and not unfrequently srdu-
Gus occupation is given with erthu-
siasm to botanical pursuits. The
spare money which they can command
is spent on books which they read.
Their collections do not lie idle OH the
shelves. 1t is such amateurs as these
of which we may justly be proud, ard
1t is by their labors that q large. IL not
the largest, share of our botanical ia
vestigations must be made In the near
future, and it is of the greatest inn
p~ortance that their energy and en-
thusiasu should not be misdirected.-
Profess ". g. Farlow, in Po1uia,
Science Monthly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
The spor.sman.s Music.

Under the above title w. j. Hender.
son contributes to the Century AZ
article on the calls of the various
game birds with their musical nota-
ton We quote as follows: ''Unfortu-
nately for the goose, it can be initiated
TO perfection, and the unhappy birds
frequently meet their end by paying
too much heed to it's deceptive notes.
One instance Of peculiar interest has
come to the writer's knowledge. Tine
destroyers in this case were Captain
Walter S. Green, of Life Saving Sta
ton No. 5, Long Branch. and Mr..
Bright. These two shooters live on
opposite sides of a large pond, and
are on the constant watch for birds of
any kind that may come in from the
sea to rest. Early one morning Mr..
Bright heard a distant but vigorous
honking. He soon saw a flock of
seven geese flying in toward the pond.
Quickly getting his gun and some
heavy cartridges. he FASTENED down to
the edge of the pond, keeping himself
hidden behind a heavy hedge. As
soon as he had selected his position,
he uttered a vigorous honk, to which
the leader of the incoming flock re-
sponded. Flying low. they sailed
majestically in ver the opposite shore,
a hundred aad fifty yards away from
MI. Bright. They were evidently
weary. and anxious to settle down in
the smooth waters of the pond. Sud-
denly out of the tall marsh grass on
the shore opposite Mr.. Bright. two
puts of blue smoke and two booming
reports rolled out. The leader of the
flock folded his wings and fell to the
ground dead. Mr. Bright then knew
tor the first time hat Captain Green
vas at hand. The birds swerved from
their course and few toward Mr..
Bright, who easily killed the second
bird. Both he and Captain Green did
not cease honking, and the birds, after
going away to a considerable distance,
sailed back again, passing over Mr..
Bright's head at some height. With
his heavy gun he killed two of them.
when they circled and swept across
the pond, where Captain Green killed
two more. The remaining bird, which
had been wounded by scattering shot.
made a hard struggle to rise to a safe
height. Captain Green hastily slipped
in a cartridge and took a long SHOT
A few feathers fell from the bird. and
he flew across the pond. Mr.. Bright
then got a long shot at him, breaking
his wing and bringing him down"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
See Our Elegant Hats and Ties

Council for the Mayor to issue II
proclamation closing such places OF
business ON Sunday as his Judgment
would direct. Mayor Hisey was
seen by a LEDGER reporter at the
CITY Hall this afternoon. He tcid
the reporter that he would issue no
proclama. ion. He SAID:
Il do not want to proclaim to the
world that the people of Mexico are
so unciyiiized that they break the
Sabbath to al extent ~warranting the
order. Wy, hit would soon be COM
mon talk that our people do not
observe Sunday at all. l was not
ordered by the Council to issue the
proclamation, and l shall not do it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

The Council rejected it.

Mr.. Steele wanted the insurance
companies to be notified of the dam
age to the City Hall by fire and
water, that some settlement might be
arrived at.
"Coon" Johnson, formerly pro-
prietor of the notorious dive under
the corner of jackson and Wash
ington streets, made a pathetic ap-
peal to the Council for a renewal of
his license, promising to keep an or
derby place. The Council did not
seem to think very favorably of the
colored gentleman's proposition, and
upon motion of Councilman John
son, the matter was deferred.
AN ExEcUTIvE SESSION.
Mayor Hisey mentioned to the
Council that certain reports had been
circulated about Ole of the night po-
licemen which would be,r ~investiga-
ton. Upon motion, the officer, J.R.
Marshall, was sent for and the Coun-
Gil went into executive session to
hear a statement from him. After
hearing Mr.. Marshall, Messrs. John
son and Turner were appointed a
committee to investigate the reports
in circulation, or whatever charges
might be made, as the Council was
not disposed to act unfairly.
The "Coon" johnson question was
brought up in the executive session,
and the opinion seemed to prevail
that the proprietor of the place
should not be allowed to open its
doors.
Nh. Turner preached the "Sunday
law" subject and u general talk on
the question resulted. Johnson
wanted the law enforced. He wanted
every place OF business in Mexico
closed on Sunday; be wanted the Law
enforced to the letter. Clark
believed that a man should be
allowed to serve the Lord according
to the dictates of his own conscience
aid that he would not favor setting
aside one particular day for closing.
Ii 1t was possible. he would like TO,
the merchant to do business IN any
OF the six days he wished, but the
seventh-let him pick his day-he
must rest. This idea did not meet
with the general approval of the
members. Steele was very much in
favor OF respecting the Sabbath, Blu,
did not want to run the subject into
the ground by enforcing it ito The
letter." Turner did not believe witt
Clark, for be thought a man In
Rome should do as Romans do, thai
the Sabbath be observed. Wakes
was strongly in favor of enforcing
the Sunday law, and believed that tn,
CITY Marshal and police force shouit
see that it Is observed.
The discussion was brought to
close by an informal request Of th'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

In Paris, the other day, Nine Huot,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., delivered a SEN
tional lecture which caused such an
uproar among the students and dis
ciples of Pasteur present that the
chairman was compelled to dismiss
the audience before the close Of the
address. Mime. Haot is the lady who
thought bit TO interrupt the proteei-
iugs at the unveiiIng Of the statue Of
the physiological, Claude Bernard. by
whistiing with a key. and VINO during
a recent lecture at the Sorbonnei pro-
tested SO loudly against Pasteur that
even the gallant III. de Lesseps lost
his patience ai.l demonstrated with
her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
October 9th, 1887.
Personal Mention.

John Abbay Is home.
j. G.. Bassford is in st. Louis.
A, NJ. Harrison is In st. Louis.
C. D. Rodgers Is in the country.
Dick Shell, of Laddonia, is here.
Mrs. P. w. Harding is In Fulton.
J. B. Clark, of Rush Hill, is In town.
Capt. Bryan is home for a few days.
Maj. Lawder is home from Colorado.
Jim McDearmon, of vandalia, is here.
G. G. White, of vandalia, is In town.
Joseph Coons is back from Harris
Springs.
Judge Gillian is home from Hot
Springs.
Ed. Dingle, Marshal Of Vandalia, Is in
the city.
Miss Stella Dingle has returned from
Moberly.
Chas. Hutchinson, of Vsndalia, was in
the city to-day.
Mrs. Lewis Hord is the guest Of rela-
tives in Fulton.
Joe Moore and Mark Pitcher are home
from st. Louis.
Miss Nora Branstetter is the guest of
Vandalia friends.
Miss Beulah williams is the guest of
Vandalia friends.
Mrs. Charles Hodges and children left
to-day for Louisiana.
Judge Edwards and wife returned
from st. Louis to-day.
VIM Weinand aud bride have returned
from St. Louis, and this afternoon left for
Glasgow.
Miss Ute Headington Is among the
visitors from this city ut the Christian
Conventional Fulton.
Geo. Barre, of Washington, Pa. Is in
the city. Mr.. Barrels father, VIM. Barre,
is a large stakeholder in the Mexico
Mining Co.
]. W. Jacks, Of the Montgomery Stand
ard, was in the city to-day, en- route t0
Fulton to attend the Missionary Convert
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Cox have returned
from an extended visit In Tennessee.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
d j. Hickman.
W. II. Rowud and Misses Emma and
Rose Rownd have left for their home 10
Cedar Falls, Iowa, after a visit OF two
weeks in this city, the guests Of Mr.. AND
Mrs. j. G. Bassford.
j. w. Carson Is home from St. Louis.
Rev. W. Pope Yeaman is in the city.
DIR. R. W. Bourn is home from st
Louis.
Miss Pinkie West is home from St
Louis.
J. H. Wear, of St. Louis, is at TIT
Windsor.
R. NJ. White returned from st. Louis
last night.
Horatio Wood, Esq, of st. Louis, is IL
the city attending court.
H. J. Wigginton is the guest OF Lin
neus friends and relatives.
Gen. Jno. A. Hockadxy and Hon. I.W
Boulware, of Fulton, are in the city.
Elder John A. Brooks and wife were IL
the city to- day on their way to Fulton.
B. F. Tomlinson, the City Recorder
leaves tonight for a weeks visit In Yves
| Missouri.
Harry Turner left this afternoon for
weeks visit in Randolph and Macol
counties.
Edgar Dudgeon passed through Mex
leo Sunday, ON his way to Kansas Cit
from st. Louis.
Miss Conner, Of Darlington, who ha
been the guest of Mrs. W. L. Sappington
has returned to her home.
Joe weimer is in st. Louis. From tina
city he will 90 to his old home In Illinois
where he will spend a few days with rel
atives and friends.
Hon. Henry A. Newman, of Huntsville
Is in Mexico attending court. Beside
being a genial gentleman he Is one OF tn
best posted politicians in the State.
MFR. and Mrs. wm. Pasqueth are in 81
| Louis and will be In Mexico the last Q
the week. Mr.. PAsqueth viii not 90 int
business NJ Paris, - Ia hssa reported.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
KEMPER
One of the Handsomest Business
Houses in the City-A De-
scription of the In
terror.

Without doubt, the finest build
ing for its purpose in the city, is the
one now being rebuilt by WIN. KEN
per, on the West side, just south of
Llewellyn's, which will be occupied
when finished by H. Easter, the
grocer, will put into it inc of the finest
line of groceries carried in Mexico.
1t was originally occupied as a e
market, at which time the room was
only some 40 feet in depth and part
of its width was taken up by a stair
way, leading to the dwelling rooms
above. Mr.. Kemper has now tx
tended the room to the alley in the
rear, so that it is the same depth Is
the Opera House, and by removing
the front stairs he has made it some
three feet wider. The old front has
been replaced by one of the newest
designs, with e.egant French plate
windows, 6x12 feet IN size, that will
compare favorabIy with any in the
large cities. The entrance is eight
feet and seven inches in width, CIV
ing plenty of room for the busiest of
Saturdays. The cellar is the best III
the city, being eve feet high at the
lowest place, and is paved with brick
throughout. An elevator, running
through to the second story, makes
it possible to handle the heaviest
goods without difficulty. At the back
there is a heavy platform, capable
of holding nearly a car load of salt,
with room underneath for wagon
shelter and coal house. The interior
Of the store has been finished in ele-
giant style, regardless of expense,
alter Mr.. Casters own ideas of what
a grocery store should he. Under
the shelving, at the left, as you enter,
there are a series of bins, with roll
ing tops that effectually exclude all
dust, mice, etc. These are for the re-
ceptIon of homlny, rice, oat meal and
the like, which + generally kept in
barrels and boxes, and are always
more or less in the Way. Above these
bins the shelving is protected by
glass sash, behind which will be
kept such articles as would be
spoiled by dust and flies. Under the
second counter will be kept the
sugars. in barrels, with trucks under
them, 20 that they can be handled
with the least possible trouble Be-
You'd this counter is the office. safe,
and scales, sunk to the level of
the floor, SO that heavy packages
can be weighed before going to the
elevator. On the right hand side,
there is first, a short counter for to-
bacco and cigars, and thena sixteen
foot counter with coffee bins, which,
when closed, give the appearance of
a solid front. Next comes q table
twenty-five feet in length for general
purposes and beyond this the water
pipes, wash stand, etc, leaving
enough space for the cellar stairs.
On the whole the building is as com.
plete as can be imagined and reflects
great credit on its genial and enter
prisiag owner. MIR. Easter, tits safe
to say, will keep up his reputation as
a grocer, and parties in need of any.
thing in his line will fad the fresh
est goods and the lowest cash prices.
He was the frst TO introduce and
stick to the cash system I n Mexico,
and his trade mark, the"Cash Groct r.
can beseen on all roads leading to
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
SECRET SESSION.
v-@
LONG SESSION OF THE CITY
FATHERS MONDAY NIGHT.
.Coon" Johnson's Dive to Remain
Closed-The Sunday Law
officer Marshall Makes
q Statement.
SECRET SESSION.

There was u good crowd in attend
anee at the opening of the City Coan-
ell meeting Mnoday, the major
part of winch was attracted there by
the report that several Interesting
hits of business were to be disposed
of, but the crowd was disappointed,
The Mayor tapped the Council TO
order with only four Of the members
in their seats.
Mr.. Steele read the report of City
Treasury Gentry, and moved its ap-
proval, and the variants we6e burned.
An ordinance, heretofore present
ed, relating to prisoners board, was
laid on the table. after considerable
discussion. Upon motion of MIR,
Steele, the Marshal was designated
nv the Council as the Jailor.
Mr.. Clark, a member of the CON-
mi,tee appointed to talk over the
bridge matter with the railroads, re-
ported rather unfavorahly. The
companies wanted too much, and as
he had not much Of a chance to get
a straightforward proposition from
them, he moved that sction on the
matt. r be deferred until next meet
ing. 1t was laid over.
The following sidewalks wer ct
d. red repaired and built up n motion
| of Bunton. The orders were intro
Quoted by Messrs. Turner and Bun
ton:
Ordered built: Emily E. Dill,
west sue Water street; G. A.
Douglas. west side Water; j. b.
Flint, east side Calhoun; Mamie F.
Pool, south side Bolivar.
Ordered repaired: j. c. Y. Bas.
kin, north side Bolivar; B. F. Dob
vns, north side Bolivar; G. E Pur
nell, east side CALHOUN; VIM. Pol
lock, south side Cay; Walker Pol
lock, north side Chy; C. E. Pur'
nell, south side Clay; j. J. Haden
south side Clay; c. E. Purcell. NORTH
side Bolivar; Liberty street NJ. +
Church parsonage, south side Clay
F. P. Canterbury, west side Water
Burford Menefee, north side Boil
var; j. @. V. Baskin, south side
Clay ; John Brace, north side Boil
var; VIM. Pollock, north side Boil
var.
The finance committee made a re
port, showing that there were onl.
SS4 A in the treasury. The none.
paid into the treasury from al
sources during September amounte'
to s2,974 80.
Bills to the amount of 1882 35 wei,
read and allowed. After their readip.
Mr.. Walker presented a claim from
the Water works company for s1,969
which, itemlzed, Is as follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

Whereas, John Eubanks and Caro-
line Eubanks, his wife, on the 9th day
Of August, 1856, made and executed
their deed Of trust, which 10 recorded 1t
page 261, book 20" Tor deeds of trust
and mortgages, N the Recorders Office
In Audrain county, Mo-, thereby con-
veying TO the undersigned trustee all
their Interest in and 70 a. following
described lands 10 said county to-wit:
Lots five. ~ and seven,eF) and the
north one-haif of i0t six, (8) block
twenty-five, (22) in Ladd's extended ad-
dition 10 the Ci'y Of Mexico, Mo.
Said deed of trust was given to the
Undersigned " secure the payment ola
note therein described, aud, whereas,
said note Is due and unpaid; now nj the
request of The legal holder Of said note
|, The undersigned trustee In said deed
Of trust named. will, ON
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

STOCK Shipments.
Roht Freeman, l load calves.
s. s. Northern, l load cows and
calves.
+. Vaughn, l load mules.
Waliace & Dowell, l load hogs, al,
to ST. Louis.